Aura was born in Sao Miguel, Portugal on July 16, 1947, a daughter of the late Candido Medero and the late Genoveva and her husband Joao Soares. She and her husband came to the United States in 1970 to live the American dream and they raised their family in East Hartford. Aura and Eduardo were happily married for 49 years going on 50 in May. Aura worked for 20 years at the local Stop & Shop before retiring to happily care for her grandson, Nicholas. Aura loved flowers and spent hours gardening at her home. She enjoyed outings to the casino with her husband where the pair would play together side-by-side. While she was able, Aura showed up to every game, concert and event for her children and grandchildren, often saying “Voce e meu mundo” you are my world.
Besides her devoted husband, she is survived by a son, Andy Joe Bettencourt and his wife Giovanna and their daughter Sophia Rose of Calverton, NY; a daughter, Jeana Bettencourt and her son Nicholas Vincent of East Hartford. She is also survived by her sister-in-law, Olguette Sousa and her son Steven Sousa; sister-in-law, Zelia Bettencourt; sister-in-law, Teresinha Soares and her children Dennis and Yvonne. Aura was predeceased by her brothers-in-law, Joseph Sousa and Charlie Soares and her nephew, Jimmy Soares.
Services for Aura were handled privately by the family. D’Esopo Funeral Chapel in Wethersfield was entrusted with her care. Donations in her memory may be made to the St. Francis Foundation: Attn: Dementia Care, 95 Woodland St., 2nd Floor, Hartford, CT 06105. To share a memory of Aura with her family, please visit www.desopofuneralchapel.com.
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